Bull jug with white floral pattern

NameBull jug

Maker Vitorino Bertoldo Moreiro (Brazilian)

DateLate 1970s - early 1980s

Place madeMaragogipinho, Bahia, Brazil, South America

MediumCeramic, slip

Dimensions16 3/4 × 9 7/16 × 13 3/16 in. (42.5 × 24 × 33.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice

Object numberA.2013.30.16

DescriptionLarge bulbous bull-shaped jug painted with off-white slipped flowers and leaves on its body. Slipped details also located at the tip of the tail, around the "spout", along the strap handle, around the horns and on the dangling ears. The bottom is flat. The off-center mouth is pierced and the eyes are incised round circles.